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nervous system

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an interacting network of neurons that conveys information through the body

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central nervous system

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composed of the brain and spinal cord

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peripheral nervous system

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CNS to the body’s organs and muscles

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automatic nervous system

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involuntary and automatic commands

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sympathetic nervous system

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prepares body for action

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parasympathetic nervous system

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helps the body return to a normal resting state

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somatic nervous system

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voluntary muscle movement

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neuron

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cells in the nervous system that communicate with each other to perform information processing tasks

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dendrites

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parts of the neuron that receive information from other neurons and relay it to the cell body

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cell body (soma)

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part of the neuron that coordinates the information-processing tasks and keeps the cell alive

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axons

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carries information to other neurons, muscles, or glands

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myelin sheathe

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an insulating layer of fatyt material

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synapse

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region between an axon and dendrites

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types of neurons

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sensory, motor, interneurons

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sensory neuron

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receive information from external world and convey info to the brain

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motor neuron

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carry signals from spinal cords to muscles

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interneurons

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connect sensory neurons, motor neurons, and other interneurons

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neurotransmitters

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chemicals that transmit information across the synapse to dendrites

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endorphins

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help dull experience of pain and evaluates moods

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dopamine

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involved in regulating motor behavior, motivation, and emotional arousal

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serotonin

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influence mood and arousal

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glutamate

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excitatory neurotransmitter which enhances the transmission of info between neurons

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GABA

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inhibitory neurotransmitter which prevents firing of neurons and neurons become hyperpolarized

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Acetylcholine

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involved in voluntary motor control, attention, learning, sleeping, memory

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norepinephrine

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involved in state of vigilance or heightened awareness of danger

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what makes up the hindbrain

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medulla, reticular formation, cerebellum, pons

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types of neurotransmitters

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norepinephrine, acetylcholine, dopamine, serotonin, endorphins, glutamate, GABA

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what makes up the midbrain

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tectum, tegmentum

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what makes up the forebrain

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cerebral cortex, subcortical structures

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cerebral cortex

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outermost layer made up of two hemispheres

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what makes up the cerebral cortex

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frontal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe

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subcortical structures

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areas of the forebrain under cerebal cortex

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what makes up the cerebral cortex

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thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus, amygdala, basal ganglia

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thalamus

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relays information to cerebal cortex

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hypothalamus

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regulates body temp, hunger, thirst, sexual behavior

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basal ganglia

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directs intentional movements

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medulla

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coordinates heart rate, circulation, respiration

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reticular formation

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regulates sleep, wakefulness, and arousal

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tectum

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orients in environment

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tegmentum

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movement and arousal

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sleep stages and their waves

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awake - beta waves
drowsy - alpha waves
stage 1 - theta waves
stage 2 - K complexes
stage 3 - delta waves
REM sleep - beta waves

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why we sleep theories

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  • restorative theory
  • circadian rhythm theory
  • consolidation theory
  • synaptic homeostasis hypothesis
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synaptic homeostasis hypothesis

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filter out unimportant synaptic connections

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why we dream theories

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  • Freudian theory
  • problem solving
  • facilitate memory storage
  • synthesis model
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synthesis model

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brains are always active

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encoding specificity

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a retrieval cue can serve as an effective reminder when it recreates the way information was encoded

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seven sins of memory

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  • memory misattribution
  • bias
  • blocking
  • persistence
  • transience
  • absentmindedness
  • suggestibility
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transience

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forgetting that occurs with time

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memory misattribution

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assigning information to wrong source

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suggestbility

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incorporate misleading information from external sources into personal information

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James Lange Theory

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emotion occurs in response to physiological changes

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Cannon Bard Theory

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emotional response occurs at the same time as the physiological changes

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